# N40488: 2007 Cameron Balloons Z-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons Z-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-70) (registry code 1880307, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6488
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A4BF0E
- Registered owner: [Hot Air Balloon Port Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOT%20AIR%20BALLOON%20PORT%20INC)
- Location: [Gonzales, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Gonzales)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2261° N, 90.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70737, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40488

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cameron Balloons Z-70)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40488.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40488.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Cameron Balloons Z-70)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB02996CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02996CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US burner with Thunder & Colt (B2EU) and (B3EU)) Stratus double burner via standard burner frame gimbal block. Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N40488

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40488 before.

- [Cancelled 2001-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40488-2001-11-14): Bell TH-1F, S/N 66-1236, built 1966. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Texas Aviation International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20AVIATION%20INTERNATIONAL), [Nocona, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Nocona)
- [Cancelled 1996-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40488-1996-10-29): Boeing 727-22, S/N 18852. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1973-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40488-1973-12-04): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305211. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons Z-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-70/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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